Titles starting with H from Donald Heald Rare Books

London: Published by W.J. Huggins, 1834. Colour-printed aquatint, finished by hand, by C. Rosenberg after Huggins. 16 x 21 inches. A fine image of an East-Indiaman making sail. William Huggins served for several years at sea in the service of the East India Compnay, and on his return to London was regularly employed to paint carefully detailed pictures of the company's ships. The present image is from this body of work and shows the Honourable Company Ship Macqueen making sail in crowded waters (12 oth... more information

London: Messrs. William Tegg & Co., 1 August 1857. Tinted lithograph, coloured by hand, by Jane Hunt, printed by M. & N. Hanhart (expert repairs, one touching image area). 19 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches. 24 1/2 x 33 1/4 inches. A fine image after one of the greatest painters of sporting subjects of the Victorian era. Rolfe, perhaps the best known member of a family of sporting artists, exhibited widely in Britain during the middle of the 19th century. Specialising in 'still-life' scenes of animals ... more information

London: Paul Jerrard & Son, 170 Fleet Street, circa 1863. Hand-coloured lithograph. In excellent condition with the exception of three small tears in bottom margin. Two yellow stains in upper edge of sheet. Image size: 9 15/16 x 14 ¼ inches. 12 7/8 x 17 inches. A beautiful lithograph of the H. M. S. "Encounter" in Ningpo harbor, during the Tiaping Rebellion. This bold print depicts the battleship H. M. S. "Encounter" at port in Ningpo harbor. From 1850 to 1864 China was engul... more information

Augsburg: Published in Augsburg by Jeremias Wolff., circa 1695. Engraving with superb early colour and rich gold highlights. Printed on watermarked laid paper. In excellent condition with the exception of some very light foxing in margins. Uneven left margin. Image size: 9 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches. 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. 14 1/8 x 8 ¾ inches. Archivally framed. This is a handsome print, with breathtaking early colour, depicting the costume of a figure at a masque ball. This bold print is from a colourful s... more information

Augsburg: Published in Augsburg by Jeremias Wolff., circa 1695. Engraving with superb early colour and rich gold highlights. Printed on watermarked laid paper. In excellent condition with the exception of some very light foxing on the left margin. Image size: 9 5/8 x 6 5/8 inches.. 10 1/2 x 6 5/8 inches. 14 1/8 x 8 ¾ inches. Archivally framed. This is a handsome print, with breathtaking early colour, depicting the costume of a ballet dancer. This bold print is from a colourful series of costume prin... more information

Augsburg: Published in Augsburg by Jeremias Wolff., circa 1695. Engraving with superb early colour and rich gold highlights. Printed on watermarked laid paper. In excellent condition. Image size: 9 ½ x 6 5/8 inches. 10 3/8 x 6 5/8 inches. 14 1/8 x 8 ¾ inches. Archivally framed. This is a handsome print, with breathtaking early colour, depicting the costume of a singer at a masque ball. This bold print is from a colourful series of costume prints engraved and published by Jeremias Wolff at the... more information

Paris: Imprimerie de Didot jeune, 1802-16. Stipple engraving, printed in colour and finished by hand, engraved by de Gouy. 20 1/2 x 13 5/8 inches. Pierre-Joseph Redouté was one of the world's great flower painters. Born into a family that had been painters for at least two generations, Redouté went to Paris in 1782 with his brother where they worked as scene painters for the Théâtre italien. Redouté painted flowers in his spare time. The search for subjects led him to ... more information

London: Published by White and Co., 1810. Hand-coloured aquatint engraving. Good condition apart from some overall light soiling, a few mild surface abrasions in the margins, and several small tears and minor losses at the edges of the sheet. Light water stain in the lower left corner. 15 5/8 x 21 5/8 inches. 17 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches. A picturesque view of Hafod House from "Tour to Hafod", a fine collection of plates depicting the mansion and its surrounding landscape engraved by Stadler after draw... more information

London: Printed for the Agricultural Society of Herefordshire, 1811. Hand- coloured aquatint by William Hooker. Very good condition apart from some minor foxing and two small areas of slight discolouration in the corners of the left margin where there are two pieces of tape on verso. Trimmed virtually to plate mark on all sides. 11 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches. 12 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches. A highly attractive colour plate by one of the most celebrated pomological illustrators, from Knight's important work 'Pomona ... more information

Amsterdam and New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971-72. Colour-printed lithograph, on fine hand-made paper. Excellent condition. 37 1/8 x 24 3/8 inches. 26 3/4 x 39 7/8 inches (approx). In October 1971, employing the most faithful printing method available, the best materials and the ablest craftsmen of their age, the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., in conjunction with the Johnson Reprint Corporation of New York, set out to produce the finest possible limit... more information

New York: Charles Magnus & Co. 12 Frankfurt St., circa 1865. Lithographic transfer with original hand-colour. Mounted onto original black and gold border with printed title. Image size: 4 ¾ x 7 inches. 8 ½ x 11 ½ inches. A rare birds-eye view of Halifax, Nova Scotia by Charles Magnus, the industrious New York publisher. Bird's-eye views and sweeping panoramas of North American cities became extremely popular at mid-century. Examples were eagerly collected and could be seen in ev... more information

[London: by the Author, 1845-1863]. Hand-coloured lithograph by John Gould and H.C.Richter. Wove paper. 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches. An iconic image of a kangaroo family from John Gould's great folio work "The Mammals of Australia" Originally published in 13 parts between 1840 and 1863, Gould's work represents his only serious foray away from the world of birds and into that of mammals. The accuracy of the colouring and the beauty and accuracy of the plates mean that the work is still highly v... more information

Melbourne: 1851. Period outline color, 18 x 28¼ inches. Dedication to "His Excellency Sir Chas. A. Fitz Roy, Knt., Governor of New South Wales." Cloth backed and folding into green cloth covers. A rare early separate map of Victoria and the neighboring Port Phillip District of New South Wales. The map is filled with a great wealth of detail. Settlement and counties are almost completely confined to the southwestern portion of Victoria, with many parts still completely unknown. Southeast... more information

New York: Printed by Mitchell Friedman, assisted by Jeremy Dine, 1977. Etching, soft-ground etching, aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and electric tools on one plumber's copper plate. Printed in black with hand painting in blue, two shades of pink, yellow, violet, and green watercolour after editioning. State i/iii. Edition of 50, No. 48/50, signed and dated in pencil lower right corner. In pristine condition. Image size: 35 5/8 x 23 ½ inches. 41 ¾ x 29 ½ inches. An early masterpiece... more information

London: printed for J. Nourse, 1764. 2 volumes, 8vo. (8 x 5 inches). Contemporary tree calf, skilfully rebacked to style, the flat spines divided into six compartments by gilt roll tools, red morocco lettering piece in the second compartment, red circular morocco label bearing the volume number in the fourth compartment. The second enlarged edition of this valuable work. This work was first published in 1758, and it contains information on all aspects painting, engraving, colouring of prints, transfer of p... more information

[London: by the Author, 1845-1863]. Hand-coloured lithograph by John Gould and H.C.Richter. Wove paper. 15 x 22 3/16 inches. A fine image from John Gould's great folio work 'The Mammals of Australia'. A striking print image of what is now called the greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor): discovered by the famous explorer, Charles Sturt, this beautful animal is now virtually extinct in the wild. A captive breeding programme has been in place since 1986 and a number have been re- introdu... more information

London: Robert Sayer & John Bennett, 10th May 1770. Copper engraving with three maps on one single-page sheet (plate area: 14 x 12 inches). 21 7/8 x 14 5/8 inches. A spectacular chart from the survey which laid the foundation upon which Captain Cook's reputation as a surveyor and navigator rested. At the conclusion of the French and Indian War, the British needed accurate charts of the territories that had been awarded to them in the Treaty of Paris. The areas that were of particular interest to th... more information

London: Published by H. Macklin, 1 January 1803. Mezzotint. In good condition. 18 x 23 3/4 inches. 26 1/4 x 21 3/8 inches. A fine impression of this beautiful print by Ward after George Morland, the master of genre painting. George Morland was one of the most successful genre painters of his time, creating, during his industrious career, some of England's most cherished paintings. At an early age Morland displayed his artistic genius, he learned to paint at three and exhibited his first work at the Ro... more information

New York: J.J. Audubon, 1848. Lithograph, coloured by hand, by J. T. Bowen of Philadelphia. (Small chips to three corners). 21 1/16 x 27 1/4 inches. A fine image of the Hare Indian Dog, from the greatest illustrated natural history work to be produced in America during the nineteenth century. "This Dog resembles the Wolf more than the Fox. It is more domestic than many of the Wolf-like dogs of the plains. The Indians north of the Great Lakes use it in hunting, but not as a beast of burden or for draugh... more information

Frankfurt: Typis Johannis Wecheli, Sumtibus vero Johannis-Theodori de Bry, '1590' [but circa 1608]. Folio. (13 1/4 x 9 inches). Collation: a4, b6, c4, d6, *2, A6, B-C8, D6, E8, F5. Title page to text with two pasted on paper panels bearing the title and publishing details in Latin, all within an engraved surround (as issued), letterpress title to plates, engraved arms on dedication leaf, blank D6. 1 double-page engraved map of Virginia [Burden 76, state 2], 1 engraved plate of Adam and Eve (first st... more information